Health
CLEARLAKE – Learn five typical personality patterns and the myriad opportunities for personal growth for men in the later phases of life at a public seminar on Tuesday, June 29.
The free drop-in seminar will take place from 11:15 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church classroom building at 14310 Memory Lane, Clearlake. Turn right from Olympic Boulevard onto Memory Lane at Wild About Books in Clearlake.
This free seminar is the first in the public seminars series conducted by Konocti Senior Support Inc.'s Senior Peer Counseling program and is designed to inform Lake County residents about the emotional challenges and opportunities of older adults.
Future sessions of this public seminars program will include topics such as how to talk to an elder who drinks too much; avoiding caregiver burnout; coping with the death of a pet; the gifts of conscious aging; increasing peace of mind through meditation; and many more.
The presenter, Kim Baughan Young, MFT, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, will be available to answer your questions about aging and caregiving.
Sponsored by the Department of Mental Health, grants and donations, all trainings and services offered are free of charge, with donations gratefully accepted.
Senior Peer Counseling provides trained senior volunteers to visit seniors 55 years and older needing support to deal with life’s changes that are getting them down.
Please call 707-995-1417 for more information.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Dyslexia often is only associated with letter reversals and reading difficulties, yet it encompasses a much larger umbrella of learning difficulties and learning disabilities.
“Dyslexia is a product of thought and a special way of reacting to confusion,” stated David Rosen, Licensed Davis Dyslexia Correction facilitator, who now sees clients out of the Sutter Lakeside Hospital Wellness Center.
“People with dyslexia are visual, multidimensional thinkers,” continued Rosen. “They are intuitive and highly creative, and excel at hands-on learning. Because they think in pictures, it is sometimes hard for them to understand letters, numbers, symbols and written words. Many clients can learn to read, write, and study efficiently when using methods geared toward their unique learning style.”
Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s (SLH) Wellness Center now offers Dyslexia Solutions which helps children, young people and adults correct their difficulties with reading, writing, and speaking and thinking clearly.
Some of the effects of dyslexia such as ADD and dysgraphia (handwriting issues) also are addressed.
Dyslexia covers a broad range of areas including, but not limited to: language-based learning disability, reading disability, attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD), dyspraxia (clumsiness), dyscalculia (math), dysgraphia (handwriting), phonemic awareness disability, visual processing disorder, and auditory processing disorder.
Rosen understands the complexities and challenges of dyslexia, being a dyslexic himself.
After graduating from California State University in Sacramento, Rosen did extensive graduate work in psychology and went on to work as a family counselor for several years. He also helped to establish one of the first alternative therapy centers in Sacramento, specializing in non-verbal therapies.
“I know what it is like to struggle with the issues surrounding dyslexia,” stated Rosen. “My goal is to help others understand that they have the power to take control of this disability and change their lives forever.”
The Dyslexia Solutions program at SLH includes five consecutive days of one-to-one facilitation (ages 8 and up); support training for client’s family, tutors or teachers to ensure post-program follow-up success; all necessary take-home materials from program follow-up; follow-up calls and sessions plus e-mail consultations.
Assessments and programs are offered in Lake and Mendocino County.
Call 707-928-4054 for a free phone consultation, or for more information, call the SLH Wellness Center at 707-262-5171.
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